It's not fair for Rhaast to not have lore while Varus and Aatrox do.
Don't give us the excuse of Rhaast not being a champion.
Valmar and Kai are absolutely not champions yet they got their own lore alongside Varus. Without Rhaast, Kayn is nothing.
I do hope that in the next Darkin update, you guys give Rhaast some love and lore.
For real. The excuse of him not being a champion makes totally no sense not only for Kai and Valmar but also all the lore they release with random people that arent even champions. Rhaast needs lore we know nothing about him and hes IMO the most important part of Kayn's story, Kayn is just a edgy shadow ninja whos great at every weapon, theres nothing that interesting with that until you bring in the Darkin. He was even name dropped in the Twilight of the Gods story from one of the other Darkin so he obviously is important to the story of the Darkin or atleast has a part that should be told. Hopefully when Riot finally gets around to releasing the Darkin female or the last unknown Darkin rather than these other champs like Yuumi or Qiyana they'll release some lore to show some more love to the Darkin and especially Rhaast.
honestly I think Rhaast is the most genuinely evil of all the Darkin. Varus is on a vendetta of vengeance, Aatrox has plenty of mental issues, Rhaast is the one darkin who seems to just enjoy killing, he is just unlucky to be inexperienced in possessing a vessel and ending up with a powerful wielder who's will power is holding him back.
really, think about it. the darkin tend to pervert the purpose of their weapons (symbolically). Aatrox uses the noble sword for senseless slaughter for his own selfish reasons. Varus is stated to use his arrows to terrorize victims instead of the precise, quick kill the bow is used for. Rhaast? Rhaast uses a Scythe, a weapon associated with killing and killing only (in terms of as a weapon, not a gardening tool lol).
and another thing. Rhaast exhibits a deep cunning and manipulation against Kayn, showing a sharp intellect and patience. once he takes over Kayne, he becomes an ECSTATIC mass murderer. please note this seems to be the only goal of Rhaast when free, unlike Aatrox and Varus.
in conclusion, by himself Rhaast is just an evil Darkin with nothing more than bloodlust fueling his every action.
I agree.
Sorry to go off topic a bit here but I felt like mentioning this..
I'm sorta still sad that the overall lore suggests that each Darkin dislike each other (almost hate each other). I always sort of imagined them being this sort of 3 evil brothers in arms.
I agree, a little reason as to how he became a crazy bloodthirsty snark machine would be great. Was he always a bloodthirsty maniac and did his Ascension emphasize that? Or did it come after the Void war? What was he like that he was respected enough to be allowed to ascend?
I know people say Rhaast can be a little one-note, but we just don't know that much about him. I think some back story and some development of his relationship with Kayn could remedy this. Do Kayn become somewhat close despite their nasty rivalry? What does he think of Kayn other than his value as a host? Will his opinion change over time? From their dialogue you almost get the feeling that Rhaast kind of likes some of Kayn's behaviors, even though he effectively wants him dead. Kayn almost feels glad to have someone validate him, even if its an awful person like Rhaast. There's a lot of potential there.
Rhaast is as much a Champion as Kayn. You have the potential to play as him and only him. It only makes sense that he gets some lore more focused on him.
He sees more play than Shadow Assassin, and Kayn for that matter.
Here's the thing though. I say this with all the love in my heart, Rhaast isn't that interesting. He's a Fantastic character with great personality, but overall, the dude was just some jerkbag conquering stuff and enslaving people. People are mixing up a fun character, for an interesting character, cause Rhaast is equally, if not possibly greater, a one-note character like Kayn.
Why did Valmar and Kai get their own lore? Because uh, they're still a major factor for the story against the darkin Varus, trying to wrest control from him. They're the focal point around the character, these two lovers forged into one. Their love is the entire reason they currently stand against Varus. If anything, until Riot extremely slightly fleshed out Varus by giving him old Varus lore before he was a Darkin, Varus was the one with no lore and background. Why?
Because the Darkin aren't the main character of these stories. They're antagonists, and while they do need to be fleshed out a little, they are not who the story revolves around. Kayn is the main character of his story, Rhaast is the obstacle between him and his goal. If Rhaast was a deeper character, maybe more lore would be needed, but as he is now, Rhaast is an extremely one-note character. His motivations: To be free and go killing stuff. His past: He was free and killing stuff. His ideal future: To be free and killing stuff, and then maybe getting depressed like Aatrox.
Aatrox has lore, because he doesn't have any host to care about, and hosts become a use and discard aspect of his life. Aatrox is the actual character here, not the conflict between Darkin and Host.
I wish riot would'nt've abandonned darkin lore for so long. Still waiting for a Darkin mage...
There's also something else I'd like cleared up perhaps not in lore but an understanding of the what ifs. It's made clear that if rhaast takes over kayn then kayn is basically just "sleeping" or something to that effect.
But if kayn takes over rhaast since he "expels" him from the scythe does that mean that rhaast is truly dead and never coming back? If so could kayn actually be the one who could save us from the darkin in the world? After all the darkin are bound to their weapons but if kayn can break that bond and kill the darkin that means he could stop them and finally give them death.
Eh Rhaast isn't really that worthy of going into imo. He's just not that interesting.
When have they given this excuse: "Don't give us the excuse of Rhaast not being a champion." for literally ANYTHING? They give lore for people who aren't champions all the time. Not only that, but RHAAST IS A CHAMPION. Literally the whole point of Kayn is that he's two different timelines in one champion. One where Kayn wins and one where Rhaast wins. Your name literally changes to Rhaast when you go red form, he is very much a champion. You're really trying to bait people into getting angry over Rhaast lore when he at least has lore. There is still a Darkin we haven't even heard about... and you're over here worrying about a Darkin that at least has lore? Why the hell wouldn't they give Rhaast lore eventually? Like what is up with your mindset? He's literally part of one of the most interesting stories riot has with Zed and Ionia. League's lore is finally starting to move forward, he'll probably be getting stories with Kayn and his attempts at manipulating Kayn. Stop searching for a problem where there isn't one. Rhaast isn't of concern lore wise. It's clear you're not even a big fan of the lore just by how obnoxious you sound to anyone who does.
Current lore: Rhaast is the most dangerous comedian ever to grace the earth of Runeterra. He learned his sense of humor from Shaco, which he was influenced explaining his genocidal tendancies.
He was bound in a gardening tool for the lulz by Zoe, because she thought it was funny. And everybody makes fun of it. She was only trying further his career of being a comedian by making him a new running gag. (Which works) Currently some edgy teenager grabbed him and they made a comedic duo. They often debate on who is the lead.
I'd rather he lacks it so he stays this homicidal maniac we have, what are they going to do? Make him relateable? Please, nut job wants to do nothing but kill, let him stay that way.
BUT having something would be nice, the champ is Kayn mind you, so he has the bulk but Rhaast plays a big role so why not something.
Take a look at Necrit, a lore youtuber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKwR-tC53UI. And Rhaast is a darkin, which have plenty of lore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knRpuWCQMhE Keep in mind these are older ones, watch his newer videos for more
